Pokémon · XY
Zapdos
Generations · #29 · Rare Holo · 2016
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$39.26
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 29 / 117
- Release year
- 2016
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Ryo Ueda
- Pokédex #
- 145
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 120 damage
- 40 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Zapdos plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Raging Thunder) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 120 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥60 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Zapdos
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.07 copies on average · 14 decks
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Ryo Ueda
This card was illustrated by Ryo Ueda.
Building around Zapdos?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"A legendary Pokémon that is said to live in thunderclouds. It freely controls lightning bolts."
LDrill Peck — 20
LLCRaging Thunder — 120
This attack does 40 damage to 1 of your Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Weakness:L×2
Resistance:F-20
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Zapdos was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $26.99 | $44.02 | $99.99 | $39.26 | $68.87 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/08| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €20.00 |
| 7-day average | €21.44 |
| 30-day average | €23.99 |
| Low | €9.00 |
| Trend price | €22.64 |
| Low (excellent+) | €18.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €17.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €20.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €18.43 |
| averageSellPrice | €23.51 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €13.52 |
| Reverse holo trend | €22.10 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Zapdos is real?
Zapdos is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Zapdos worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Zapdos is $39.26; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Zapdos from?
Zapdos is from the Pokémon set "Generations" in the XY series, released in 2016.
What rarity is Zapdos?
Zapdos is a Rare Holo card in the Generations set.
Other Zapdos printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
